MicroStation XM Printing Update

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MicroStation XM Printing Update
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• Rod Wing The Envision Group

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Print Drivers
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• New Location
• C\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
  Data\Bentley\WorkSpace\System\Plotdrv
• New format
• .plt text files being replaced by xml-based
  .pltcfg files
• Fewer drivers
• Many have been combined, others eliminated

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Print Drivers
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• New print driver editor
• From the Print dialog File pulldown
• Edit Printer Driver Configuration
• Only for .pltcfg

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Rasterized
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• Must be selected to enable transparent printing
• The box is disabled for drivers that produce a
  raster file
• jpeg, tiff, png
• This option has also been added to IPlot

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Print Destination
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• Only enabled with Windows printers
• Send to printer
• Sends plot directly to printer (default)
• Create plotfile
• Creates a plot file like the Bentley drivers
• Create metafile
• Creats a .emf file

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Print Preferences
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• New dialog allows for settings that were
  previously only available via configuration
  variables
• Access from the Print dialog
• Settings -gt Preferences

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3D Plotting Options
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• Additional settings for plotting 3D PDF files
• Access the 3D options from the Print dialog
• Settings gt 3D Plotting
• IPlot has added U3D support for PDF output

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Pen Tables
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• New Pen Table Options dialog
• Symbology comparison mode
• Explode options
• Match multiple selections
• Plot style compatibility

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Pen Tables - Priority
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• Still available under Element Output Actions tab
• Only applicable for 2D models
• Pen table priority overrides Level priority
• 3D models use element elevation (z-value) to
  determine priority
• Pen table and level priorities are ignored
• IPlot has the same restriction

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Pen Tables - Transparency
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• Can be defined in one of two places
• Element Output Actions tab
• Map Pen Colors dialog
• Pen table transparency overrides level
  transparency
• Rasterized option must be selected to be
  displayed on plot

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Batch Print - Print Preferences
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• New dialog allows for settings that were
  previously only available via configuration
  variables
• Access from the Batch Print dialog
• File -gt Preferences

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Batch Print - Printer Properties
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• This dialog now has a consistent look and set of
  options regardless of the selected printer

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Batch Print - Display Properties
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• New options
• Plot to 3D
• For 3D PDF plots
• Output mode
• Rasterized
• Not Rasterized
• As-is

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IPlot
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• Re-Branded
• IPlot Client is now Project Wise Plot Organizer
• IPlot Server is now Project Wise Plot Server
• Digital InterPlot is now also Project Wise Plot
  Server

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Iplot - ProjectWise Integration
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• Better file tracking
• ProjectWise Title Blocks
• Automatic transfer of attributes between
  ProjectWise and the design file
• ProjectWise Aware IPARMS
• IPARMs saved inside ProjectWise from the IPLOT
  Dialog interface, can be imported directly into
  Organizer without having to run the Scan IPARM
  utility

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IPlot - PDF
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• Transparency
• Transparent output supported with new
  Transparency display option
• Measurements
• Can use the Acrobat measuring tools to measure in
  model space
• Acrobat Reader 7.0 or later required

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Thank You!
2008 IDDEA Conference
October 1-3, 2008

• Contact us for your Bentley product training,
  configuration, and customization needs
• We Bridge the gap between CADD and IT
• The Envision Group, Inc
• Phone [phone]
• Email Rod_at_TheEnvisionGroup.net